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| Author: | Roger Feigelson [ Mon May 12, 2014 5:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | INTRADA Announces Maurice Jarre's SOLAR CRISIS |
INTRADA Announces: SOLAR CRISIS Composed and Conducted by MAURICE JARRE INTRADA Special Collection Vol. 281 For the 1990 film Solar Crisis, the filmmakers chose a composer by then known for his unique blend of synthesizers and acoustic instruments. With such varied projects as Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Solarbabies and Enemy Mine in his recent canon, Jarre seemed a logical choice for another big-budget sci-fi fantasy like Solar Crisis. But the score as heard in the film often bears little resemblance to the score as it was originally recorded. Because post of production tinkering, scenes were either rearranged or cut, disrupting Jarre’s original musical intent. In addition, entire sequences, including the film’s opening, were re-scored by Michael Boddicker. All of this makes finding Jarre’s vision (which is presented on this disc in its original order) within the film an exercise in futility. But certain moments stand out—some for their inclusion and some for their exclusion. One of the biggest omissions occurs right at the beginning—Jarre’s original “Prologue.” Jarre’s contribution sets up numerous musical elements that will be used throughout the score—an ominous low brass theme, trademark oscillating French horn chords, and a C-minor theme for clarinet and bassoon that comes to full orchestral fruition in the finale’s majestic choral passage. Even in its truncated form within the film, Jarre’s distinctive musical voice still manages to shine through. But heard on CD in its complete, original form, Jarre’s score can be discovered for what it is—a prime example of his period blend of acoustic and electronic instruments, and a unique musical vision that shines in its originality. This premiere release of the score is presented from the two-track stereo session mixes of the print takes made by Shawn Murphy and preserved on two DATs In the film, when a solar flare threatens Earth’s destruction, Captain Steve Kelso (Tim Matheson) leads a mission to detonate an anti-matter bomb within the sun before it’s too late. Along for the ride are Kelso’s admiral father (Charlton Heston), a test-tube hottie (Annabel Schofield), an evil corporate mogul (Peter Boyle) set on sabotaging the mission, and the HAL-like Freddy the Bomb (voiced by Paul Williams). INTRADA Special Collection Vol. 281 Retail Price: $19.99 Available NOW For track listing and sound samples, please visit http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.8752/.f |
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| Author: | Christian Kühn [ Mon May 12, 2014 5:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Maurice Jarre's SOLAR CRISIS |
Niiiiice. The choral piece at the end is indeed Jarre's take on Carl Orff's Carmina Burana. |
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| Author: | Adilson [ Mon May 12, 2014 5:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Maurice Jarre's SOLAR CRISIS |
| Author: | GoblinScore [ Mon May 12, 2014 6:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Maurice Jarre's SOLAR CRISIS |
Wonderful, thank you Intrada!! Here comes the dough & gratitude for not having to endure this stinker again...2 views in a lifetime was enough! |
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| Author: | Douglass Fake [ Mon May 12, 2014 7:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Maurice Jarre's SOLAR CRISIS |
| Author: | Freejack [ Mon May 12, 2014 7:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Maurice Jarre's SOLAR CRISIS |
Now this is what I call a release "My Style"...  Crappy Movie... but a Fantastic Score. I remember when this movie hit the VHS shelves at my local video store back in the early 90´s along with STAY TUNED and FREEJACK. but what a dissapointment SOLAR CRISIS was.  Thanks for a great release Doug and the gang. Dare I say best Intrada release of the year, sofar that is. Hope to see more releases like this in the near future. 
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| Author: | GoblinScore [ Mon May 12, 2014 8:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Maurice Jarre's SOLAR CRISIS |
And we all surely thank you for your service then Mr. Fake! 
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| Author: | crwdfwtx [ Tue May 13, 2014 9:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Maurice Jarre's SOLAR CRISIS |
So happy that this period of Jarre's career is getting some love. This music really speaks to me and hopefully to plenty of others. Thanks, hamsters! |
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| Author: | batman&robin [ Wed May 14, 2014 5:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Maurice Jarre's SOLAR CRISIS |
Wow!! What a fantastic release indeed. The samples sound terrific. Thank you Intrada! You've nailed it again. I bought this CD in a blink. |
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| Author: | Nicolai P. Zwar [ Wed May 14, 2014 6:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Maurice Jarre's SOLAR CRISIS |
I had never even heard of this movie until I heard Jarre's "Carmina Burana" flavored piece on a Tadlow recording. I've never seen the movie, but it sounds like the score is worth it. (Nice cover, too.) |
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| Author: | TomD [ Thu Jun 05, 2014 8:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Maurice Jarre's SOLAR CRISIS |
Solar Crisis is very impressive, and very listenable. The long end title just builds and builds, almost as if no one told Jarre that the movie was over. |
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| Author: | Douglass Fake [ Fri Jun 06, 2014 5:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Maurice Jarre's SOLAR CRISIS |
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